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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sheila R. Brown
4on her installation as the 87th President of the National
5Dental Association on December 18, 2010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Brown attended Chicago Public Schools for her
7elementary education and graduated from Mercy High School; she
8received a Bachelor of Science degree from Johnson C. Smith
9University in 1977; she was then accepted into the Teacher
10Corp-Peace Corp program in Houston, Texas; this gave her the
11opportunity to teach biology in Ghana, West Africa; she
12received her Master's in Education from Texas Southern
13University and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University
14of Michigan School of Dentistry; she also holds a certificate
15in Cosmetics from Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Brown practices general dentistry in downtown
17Chicago with an emphasis in comprehensive care; she is very
18active in organized dentistry, having formerly served as
19president of the Lincoln Dental Society (LDS) and is currently
20serving as its Executive Director; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has assumed numerous positions of
22leadership for the National Dental Association (NDA); she has

 

 

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1been in the House of Delegates, a member of the Board of
2Trustees, and has served as the Treasurer over several years,
3prior to being elected to the office of President; she is
4currently serving as President-Elect; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Brown is a member of the Hispanic Dental
6Association and the Sonar Study Club, a Seattle Study Club; she
7also maintains active membership in Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.,
8Chicago Alumnae Chapter and The Links, Incorporated, Lake Shore
9Chapter; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has served on the Board of Directors for
11Life Directions of Chicago and Advisory boards for both Gateway
12Foundation and Kennedy King College; she currently serves
13nationally on The Links, Incorporated Health & Human Services
14Committee, and the Community Advisory Committee for the Urban
15Health Program at The University of Illinois at Chicago;
16therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19congratulate Dr. Brown on becoming the 87th President of the
20National Dental Association and wish her all the best in the
21coming years; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Dr. Sheila Brown as a symbol of our respect and
2esteem.